POSTED UNDER Lammas, Rain, Sun

Celtic Reaping Blessing

August 02, 2011 by Llewellyn Worldwide, Ltd.
Color of the day:  White
Incense of the day:  Ylang-ylang
 
After the symbolic acts of reaping that took place at Lammas, people watched their fields for signs that the entire crop was ready for harvest. In Scotland, the harvest ritual was performed by a male head of household, who faced east and made the first sacred cut:
On the day of the feast, at the rising of the Sun With the back of the ear of grain to the east
I go forth, with my sickle under my arm And I reap the first cut
I will let my sickle down While the fruitful grain is in my hand
I will raise my eyes upwards And turn on my heel swiftly
Turning right, as the Sun also travels From east to west, and from north to south
I give thanks for the growing crops upon the ground
Bless each ear and handful in the sheaf.
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